Inspired by the City of Science and Industry in Paris, the Valencian Autonomous Government created the City of Arts and Sciences, enlisting the talents of architects Santiago Calatrava and Félix Candela to give the Spanish city a modern cultural attraction. Built in a park on the drained riverbed of the Turia River, the first portions of the multi-building attraction opened in 1998. Several additions followed, the most recent being L"Àgora, a covered plaza that opened in 2009 to host concerts, exhibitions, and other events.
A ‘city’ within Valencia
Today in History
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Celebrating a young girl s age-old discovery
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Every day is Napping Day for this screech owl
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What does the fox dream?
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An impactful day
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National Park Week begins
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Hello, harbinger of spring
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The most Instagrammable bird?
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An iris garden in Tokyo, Japan
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Terraced rice fields, Yuanyang County, China
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Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park
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Glenfinnan Viaduct
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Cloughoughter Castle, County Cavan, Ireland
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There was gold in them there hills…
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Natural Bridges State Beach in Santa Cruz, California
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Montreux, Switzerland, and all that jazz
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Honoring our veterans
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A misty morning in Brazil
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Cecropia leaf and lobster claw petals in Mexico
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Brown-throated three-toed sloth in cecropia tree, Costa Rica
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Raise your hand for Teacher Appreciation Day
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A keel-billed toucan in Costa Rica
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The dancing trees of Sumba Island
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Shhh, the movie is about to start
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A bite of ancient history
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Let s get lost
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Amber Fort, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
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The puffin-rabbit connection
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Best fronds forever
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Saint Andrews Day
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The Bahamas as seen from the ISS
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